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1937 Mohawk, M.12 G-AEKW, HM503, sn 298
One and only M.12 built for Charles Lindbergh for travel around Europe. First flight by F.G.Miles was on Jan 28, 1937.
Impressed in Nov 1941 as HM503. Recondition in May of 1946. Bought by E. G. F. Lyder. Sold to B. P. Pini in July 1948.
In January 1950, on the journey home from North Africa a forced landing was made in Spain. The Miles Mohawk was not to fly again
In 1973, the Mohawk was discovered in a junkyard near Seville and was rescued by Lew Casey, a curator at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, and taken to the United States for restoration. Casey donated the Mohawk to the Royal Air Force Museum. In October 2002, the aircraft was shipped to the United Kingdom and the museum began restoring the aircraft for static display. In August 2008, the restored aircraft was put on display at the "Milestones of Flight" exhibition at the RAF Museum Hendon. Where I took the color photos in 2011.
The Mohawk is now located at Stafford.
200 hp supercharged Menasco Buccaneer B6SThe following three photos are from the collection of J. D. Galloway
Charles Lindbergh in the M.12
Charles Lindbergh flying the M.12
F.G.Miles, his wife "Blossom" and Charles Lindbergh
RAF Museum, London, Jan 2011
